The X58 Boards You Can Afford

The X58 Boards You Can Afford

Our past twoarticles on Intel X58 motherboards had been written more for the high-end enthusiasts. As it should be, since the Intel X58 chipset remains the platform for those who wish to have the top Intel processor, like the Core i7-980X. Today, we look at the more affordable X58 motherboards out there, though 'affordable' is a very subjective term here when it comes to these motherboards.

At least you'll know that the boards reviewed here will not cost up to S$800 like the ones we have seen. However, you will still have to fork out anywhere from S$300 to more than S$400 for them. All of these boards are updated, refreshed models that support the Core i7-980X out of the box, without requiring a BIOS update. They also come with the latest SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 features. While not as extreme as some X58 models, multi-GPU technologies like SLI and CrossFireX are supported on these boards, along with a wide range of features and proprietary technologies from their respective vendors.

Here then are the three boards from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI and their specifications: